Brassiere



Feb. 27, 1923. 1,446,928.

H. L. REDMOND.

BRASSI ERE.

FILED FEB. 2,1921.

have for: Harrie? Lyowsfleduwnd,

Patented Feb. 27, 1923.

FFICE.

HARRIET 'Lrons nnmaonn, or BOSTON, mssnonusnrrs, ASSIGNOR TO THE WILLIAM can'rnn comm, or'lmnnnm nnrerrrs, MASSACHUSETTS, A

' CORPORATION OF MASS ACHUSETTS.

. nnassmnn I Application filed February 2, 1921. Serial in. 441,900.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRIET Lyons RED- 3roxn, a citizen of the United States,- and a residentof Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State. of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvementin Brassieres, of whichthe followingdescription, in' connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characterston the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to body garments and more particularly to that type of garment known as the bi'assiere. The object of the invention is to provide an inexpensive breast and diaphragm covering composed of light elastic material capable of providing sufficient strength to support the respective parts of-the body that they are intended to cover.

In the accompanying-drawings wherein I have shown merely for the purposes of illus'tration one embodiment of my invention: ,Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of the garment; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same looking from the rear; and

of a section of the fabric forming the front portion" of the garment.

In the drawings, 1 represents the brassiere as a whole, the same comprising a front portion 2 including a reenforced elastic section of fabric 3 arranged to Fig. 3 is adetail view greatly enlarged extend around the front .portion .of the waist line for the purpose of providing support for the diaphragm.

-Also included in said front portion is a relatively porous elastic breast covering 4, said waist and breast covering being prefer ably formed of integrally knit fabric ex tending from side. to side of the front por tion of the garmentwhile secured to opposite sides of said knit portion, preferably by stitching thereto, are sections 5 and 6 of relatively inelastic, preferably woven, fabric which forms the back of the garment and are herein united near the center of the back by suitable temporary fastening means such,

for example, as hooks and eyes 7 and 8. v

The back and front'portions are preferably fashioned substantially to. conform to the shape of the body when the same is fastened together and means are provided such "as s traps 9 and 1.0 to extend over the shoulders for the purposeof supporting the upper. edges of the garment.

Obviously thevarious parts of'the garment may be made of various forms and types of fabrics but herein the front portion is preferably constructed of knitted fabric formed in'one continuous web from top to bottom and from side to sidestarting preferably in a welt 11 consisting of a doubled strip of' plain knitted fabric whose edges are united, during the knitting operation and joined with afiat web 12 of plain fabric extending from the united edges of said welt as at 13 to the point-.14, a relatively shortdistance below said welt.

hen the knitting has progressed to the A I 1,446,928 UNITED STATES PATENT o oint 14 the character thereof may be and and herein it is of relatively greater elasticity than the other sections of the. fabric to permit the same more readily to conform to the breast of the wearer so as to form a light, comfortable supportfor that portion of the person without causing undue pressure to be exerted thereupon.

Hence the fabric at this point, as hereinbefore stated, is composed of ribbed fabric, which" as is well-known is inherently more elasti than plain fabric. It is also desirable that the breastcovering portions of said garment be relatively more porous than the other port-ions thereof to provide suitable ventilation, thus renderingthe' than would otherwise be .the case. I

One method of producing fabric comp0sing said breast covering portion so as to render the same porous is tofproduce the same on the well known fCotton knitting machine wherein certain loops are transferred, during the knitting operation, to provide openings at certain definite intervals in the wales of the fabric. i

Adjoining the porous elastic breast covering portion 4 of said garment, commencin at the line 15, I preferably form integra with and as a continuation of said section 4 i garment cooler and more sanitary diaphragm. Through the terminal loops of the ribbed fabric composing, the section 3 1s inserted one of said elastic bands which conQ stitutes the lower edge of said reenforced Having thus described one illustrative em-- bodiment of my invention, Tdesire it to be understood that although specific terms are employed, they are used in ageneric and descriptive sense and not for purposesof limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the following claims.

, Claims:

1. A brassiere comprising in combination a front portion 2 knitted as one continuous elastic band and prevents ravelling of the web from top to bottom and from side to loops of said fabric.

It is often desirable that the upper welted edge of the front portion of said garment be drawn more tightly to fitthe bust and, therefore, a suitable puckering string or, as

' herein shown, an elastic strip 19 is inserted throughout the length of said Welt and is stitched, together with the opposite edges of V the fabricconstitutin'g the front portion of the garment, to the edges of therelatively inelastic fabric composing the back of the garment, the tension of said strip 19 being predetermined to cause the garment to fit By forming the front' portion (if the gar A ment as hereinbefore described from-knitted wearer:- T

fabricgthe operations necemary to produce the same will be greatly reduced in number with the; result that a' more economical and durable garment vwill be produced and at the same time one which, will fit snugly at allf Furthermore in view of the fact that knit-e ted fabric is used for the front' section of the garment it will be obvious, owing to the inhereiit elasticity thereof that the garment will be capable of conforming toa large variety of forms and therefore need not be made in exact sizes,

So far as I am aware I am the first to combine in a single garment both the fea--Y tures that are served by the garment herein disclosed, namely, the relatively free support of the bust portions and the firmer and more binding support of the diaphragm.

side and including a strip of plain knit fab-- ric 12 having a welt 11 along its upper edge enclosing an elastic puckering member 19, a.

ted front portion formed as a continuous web from top to bottom and from side to side, and a substantially inelastic back portion connected to the lateral edges of the front portion,sa-id front/part having at its upper portion a ribbed knitted structure of relatively greater elasticity and relatively more porous than the other parts of the fabportionswithout causing discomfort to thesric to constitute a breast covering and con-v taining transferred" loops providing the openings at definite or predetermined intervals, said breast covering having at its edgea knitted portion constituting a dia-- phragm support and in which elastlc bands are inserted in the knit-ted wales to provide a yielding supportfor the diaphragm.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification. I

HARRIETLYONS nED oNn, 

